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Grim reality: More than half of Detroit children are now living in poverty, Census Bureau data shows

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal a grim reality for many Detroit families: more than half of all children in ...
Detroit News

Detroit backslides as majority of children fall below poverty line

More than half of all children living in Detroit fell below the poverty line in 2024, threatening nearly a decade of progress in the city's fight against child poverty, straining nonprofits ...
mlive

Detroit, Flint rank among nation’s 5 poorest cities, per U.S. Census estimates

Detroit and Flint have some of the highest poverty rates and lowest median household incomes in the U.S. Here's how other ...
Michigan Chronicle

Sheffield Explores Payments to Expectant Mothers, While Kinloch Wants to Invest $1,000 Annually in Youth Trust Fund

Sheffield Explores Payments to Expectant Mothers, While Kinloch Wants to Invest $1,000 Annually in Youth Trust Fund ...
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Could holding parents accountable improve chronic absenteeism in the Detroit school district?

At Tuesday’s meeting, two board members expressed a need to hold parents accountable for their children missing too much ...